Binders for soft feel coating materials

An aqueous binder for soft feel coating materials comprising predominantly aliphatic water-soluble or water-dispersible polymers A having terminal or lateral cyclic carbonate groups and an amine B having at least two primary amino groups, wherein the ratio of the number of primary amino groups in the component B to the number of cyclic carbonate groups in the component A is from about 7:3 to about 3:7, and wherein the polymers A are obtained by reacting compounds A4 which contain a cyclic carbonate group and an isocyanate-reactive group with the reaction product of a polyfunctional isocyanate A3 having at least two isocyanate groups and a predominantly aliphatic polymer selected from hydroxyl-containing polymers A1 and amino-containing polymers A2, said isocyanate A3 present used in an amount such that the reaction product contains on average at least about 1.5 isocyanate groups for molecule.